Michael Totten in Cuba
The maximum wage—is it the ultimate goal of the left? You’ll understand what I’m talking about when you read Michael Totten’s excellent, thought-provoking, depressing report on his visit to Cuba.
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Obama announces new NSA policy—sort of
Actually (and I didn’t listen to his speech) it appears that he asked Congress to study the situation and make recommendations by the end of March as to how the phone metadata program can work to collect the information without … Continue reading →
The anti-Christie forces have settled on a meme…
…and the meme is “bully.” Which I think is an interesting word to use for a politician. “Bully” conjures up all the current anti-bullying campaigns that have to do with school and the playground, but politics is not the schoolyard … Continue reading →
Liberty: the great dividing line
Commenter “DNW” has a question: How in the world could these [liberal and leftist] others not value liberty and voluntary association as the very premisses that made human life worth living? But they obviously don’t… We now have a situation … Continue reading →
Chicago gun sale ban struck down
A federal court has ruled as unconstitutional a gun sale ban in the city of Chicago. In the wake of the SCOTUS decisions in Heller (5-4) and McDonald (also 5-4), an outright gun ban is unacceptable. Chicago tried to fine-tune … Continue reading →
The NY Times pleads Snowden’s case
With its usual respect for details and logic (which means, “very little”), the New York Times says Edward Snowden should be given clemency and allowed back into the country. The title of the editorial, “Edward Snowden, Whistle-Blower,” sets the tone … Continue reading →
Judge rules in favor of NSA surveillance
U.S. District Judge William Pauley ruled that NSA surveillance does not violate Americans’ rights to privacy: In a 54-page decision, Pauley said the program “vacuums up information about virtually every telephone call to, from, or within the United States.” But … Continue reading →
Freedom of speech and the PC-crowd: whatever happened to the leftists of the 60s?
Ace has a great article about the recent suspension of Phil Robertson and the firing of Justine Sacco because of non-PC speech: A&E has the right to fire or suspend Robertson. So what? The argument is not about what people … Continue reading →
Liberty, equality, security
[BUMPED UP] Commenter “Mrs Whatsit” observes: “In my lifetime I never thought I would see anything like this,” said [commenter] Mythx. Oh, me too. In the early 1980s one of my law professors (wish I could remember which one) cautioned … Continue reading →
Federal judge bans Utah’s ban on gay marriage
Those of you who read this blog regularly probably know that gay marriage, pro or con, is not my issue. My basic stance is that states should be allowed to decide for themselves, but that states which follow the traditional … Continue reading →
And then there are the Navigators
Faced with a choice between relying on the Obamacare website or consulting a Navigator who has undergone no background check or ongoing monitoring, which would you choose? It seems as though the administration not only was initially uninterested in making … Continue reading →
Uncle Obamacare wants YOU!
There’s a portion of the NY Times article I discussed in my previous post that deserves a post of its own. Here’s the excerpt from the Times [emphasis mine]: …[M]any of the New York policies being canceled meet and often … Continue reading →